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edINQUIRY INTO THE-CRAVEN LYNCHINGCoroners Jury Continuesto Hear Evidence Bearying on the CaseMUCH INTEREST IS SHOWNCitizens of Loudoun County AccuseThose of Fairfax of Being MostProminent in Mob Several LeadingLien Mentioned as ParticipantsMuch Interest has been occasioned InWashington and points throughout theSouth over the investigation In progressat Leesburg Va where a coroners juryIs hearing evidence bearing oa theinchlng of Charles Cracn thonegro murderer of William LWilson last ThursdayThe fact that Ihc crime was committedin broad daylight and that none of themob was masked was protrbly themost peculiar circumstance connectedwith the caseA thorough Inquiry Is being made andthe authorities of Loudoun county aredetermined that the guilty parties shallsuffer Tha law abiding citizens of thecounty feel keenly the blot which hasbeen placed upon the State anJ willleave no alone unturned in getting atthe bottom of itAccuse OthersCitizens of Loudoun county assert thatthe men from Fairfax committed thedeed while on the other hand It Is ascerted that those from the upper couniy composed the great majority of themobUp to the present time the names ofprominent citizens of both counties havebeen mentioned in connection with thecase and from present indication fiveor six men will bo held by order of theJuryOne or two of these are well knownresidents of Leesburg while othcrecame from Fairfax county and are wellknown throughout tho State Whethercr not the grand Jury will return Indictments s gainst the men U a question but the opinion seems to prevailthat even though this be done that noJury will convict tlicmThere can bo no doubt that In bothLoudoun ar d Fairfax counties publicsentiment was In favor of dealing outsrmmary punishment to the prisonerxhllc he was a fuglthe Kven afterthe lynching too a majority of thecitizens It might be said thojght thatthe ends of justice had been best tervedty the work o the mob Others bowever doubted the policy of the courseand there were even those who had theirdcubts as to vhethtr Craer was tholight man In this city where thi casiirobably has not been followed aclosely as by Virginians there are manyvho bellovo Crnven Innocent of thecrime for which he sufferedNo One Saw DeedIn justice to those responsible for hisdeath it might be said that while noone saw tho deed committed the circumstantial evidence against him was verystrong He bad seen Mr Wilson changemoney in Herndon two days before thecrime and on Monday when Mr Wilson was found murdered Craven hadbeen noticed about the vicinityHe had displayed a pistol with whichhe said he was iolng to kill a man andafter tho murder he was seen with apouch of tobacco which had been purchased by Mr Wilson That he fledfrom the mob in another fact pointingto his guilt although he claimed thattnls was because he thought they wereafter him for having held up a boy aweek or so before The fact that hecould remember perfectly cvcrv thlnthat had happened for a week before tlscapture except his movements on Monday operated against his caseBut with the Loudoun county authorities it Is not a case as to whether ornot Craven was guilty It would havebeen all the same had he been guiltyof the most heinous crimo on the calendar They are working on the theorythat two crimes do not constitute aright but that the law should hate beenpermitted to taVe Its courseFeared BloodhoundsTho Loudoun couny officials performedtheir duty the best they could for theyappreciated that the moment a shot wasflrcd that many would have been killedor wounded In order to encure thonegro the mob was compelled to breakInto tho jail and then only after forciblytaking away tho officials guarding thoplace Tho jailer would not turn thekeys over to them and crowbars andsledgo hammers had to bo used in making an entranceloose wco nave never attended alynching can hardly realize the sceneenacted Ab the man was brought fromthe jail the crowd gave a tremendousshout women cheering as well as themen It had bf en Intended to take thoman to tho vicinity of Herndon andhang him In view of the place wherethe crime was committed in TalrfaxcountyOn the road however tho public burying ground was reached and the suggestion that this was a mobt suitablespot in view of the fact that the military was expected appeared to meetwith general approval On the onescrub oak which stands beside theAlexandria turnpike Craven was lynched An entrance Into the frrounds wasmade through the wire fence and afternegro had been glen an opportunity to make a statement ho was hang-Tried a New WayIn tho West tho mob generally Inflicts lynch law on a man by standinghim on a horse or in a wagon and no1b left hanging by driving from underhim It Is no unusual thing also tothrow a rope about a lamp post or trcoand pull tho man up by hauling downthe other end of tho ropeBut at Leesburg neither modo wastried While one man climbed the treeothers lifted tho negro from the groundeo that when tho rope was lied ho wasleft dangling several feet above theground No one believes that tho manmet death by strangulation for hardlyJ had bo been left when hundreds of bullets pierced his body It seems almostj miraculous that somo ono beside the1 victim- was not shotPOLICEMEN UNDER FIREMore Arrests as Result of Camdens HotPrimariesriIILArEIPHI Aug 3 By thetime the next grand Jury of Camdencounty gets down to work a ery largepercentage of the population will borendy to go befcro It ns witnesses as aresult of the strenuous Republicanprimaries last Monday night Added tothe murder of John Morrlssoy tho probably fatnl shooting of Joe Goddard andthe serious stabbing of lollccman HarryMiller thero havo been many complaintsof assault and battery growing out ofthe battles at tho pollsYesterday Policemen Hobert I Millerand Albert Keaser of tho Third wardwere held In 300 ball each by Justiceof the Peace Schmitz on a charge ofassault and battery made by GeorgoMurray The latter was a Vansantworker and tho policemen were Loudenslager followers This complaint Is onoof tho echoes of the election riot inthe Third ward in which John Morrisscy was shot and killed and PolicemanHnrrj Miller was seriously stabbedWright Cot an cx meniber of tho flrodepartment was held In C00 ball byJustice of the Peace Schmitz on a chargeof assault and battery made by HobertII Colkctt a present member Thetrouble was brought about early yesterday morning by some discussion ofthe results of the primary elections andColkett says Cox blackened his ejeConstitutionality of TheirAppointment Is inDoubt0PI0NI0N OF COMPTROLLERCites Circumstances Over Which GrewOut the Discussion Same LawyersContend President Had No Authorityto Fill Offices Before January 1The protest of the local justices ofthe peace against having their salariesreduced from 3000 to 2000 a yesr Isapt to develop a new phase as to theconstitutionality of their appointment tooffice The information that they arc toreceive only 2000 per annum was conveyed to them in the reply of the Comptroller of the Treasury to the Commissioners request for a decision on thomatterTho questions put to tho Comptrollerby the Commissioners at tho request oftho Auditor of the District areWhether In view of the act of Congress amending tho District code approved June 20 1502 there are at present any Justices of the peace legally Inoffice In tho District of Columbia andIf so how manyWho are such Justices and what salary are they entitled to receive for theirservices as suchThe answer Is that there are ten jutlmes of the peace holding oKlco tyappointment under the code and theirsalary shall be 2000 a year In actor 1ance with the amendment to the code ofJune 30 lastAnxious About SalaryThis decision puzzled the Incumbentsbecause they cannot figure out why thtyare to recelvo only 2000 a year salarysince tho act under uhlch they wereappointed specifies that they should recelvo 3000 per annum It Is tru theysay that the amendment to the organicact under which they were appointedprovides that the salaries of the Juuicesof the peace at some uncertain timeand under some certain conditions thallbe 2000 a yearThe amendment cannot however theycontend be so construed as to regulate tho salaries of the justices of thepeace appointed under the organic act ofthe cede It Is pointed out as a matterof fact that In the amcidment whichprovides for a salary of 2000 for Justices of the peace In no way nor on anyterms nor by any construction of thelanguage does It appear to refer to theten Justlcu of the peace appointed InDecember 1 lautHeading of the language of tho amendment plainly Indicates that when byeither death or removal from office thepresent number of Justices is reduced tosix then their salaries shall be 2000 ayear The fuct that Congress made nonppopriatlon for the payment of theirsalaries at the rate of 3000 the Justices contend does not effect tho matterProposition AnsweredTho proposition is answered by themwith the question Does the failure ofCongress to make an appropriation sufficient to meet a certain condition actas a repeal of the original act by inference without nny reference whateverbeing raado to it The amendmentwhich states that when the number ofTHE TDIES WASHINGTON MONDAY AUGUST i 1902VANDERBILT ENGINE FASTMile Made in 42 Scccnds by Experimental LocomotiveNEW YOMC Aug 3 Thero was rejoicing in tho office of tho New YorkCentral Itallroad Company yesterdaywhen It became known that locomotiveNo 1411 built- after designs furnishedby Cornelius Yanderbilt had turned outto bo a record breaker The engine belongs to what Is commonly called theHog type Parts of this engino arcpatented by Mr Vanderbllt Tho firebox Is his especial evolutionThe record trip was made Fridaynight during a run alonir the IlarlcmHlvcr road The engine was drawinga train of five heavy passenger carsEngineer Koss was at the throttleThe train Is known as the MountKisco Special IJptween Pleasantvllle andChappauqua Engineer Hoss pulled thethrottle wide open and away dashed thotrnln A portion of the dlstanco between tho two stations wor cohered nta speed of n mile In forty two secondswhich is the fnstest run ever made onthat branch of the Harlem roid Thereare many curves in the road betweenstations but tho train sped along at arecord breaking gait Tho distance offc miles was covered in four minutesand fifteen secondsEngineer Poes said ho felt that hocould beat this record With picked coaland a good head of steam the enginodriver declared the new- vanderblltglne would proe the wonder of the centuryWhen the news of tho record breaking trip made with an engine designedby Cornelius Vanderbllt was receivedat the Grand Central Station It wasstated that the report caused no greatsurprise since It had been expected thatas soon as tlie new Vanderbllt creationwas properly tuned up It would prove arecord smashertNEW PHASE OF THEJUSTICE QUESTIONcons now at least de facto holding thooffices of Justices of the peaceHe then goes on to say The doubt as tothe validity of their original appointments grew out of the following factsHe then goes on to cite the circumstancesLegality of AppointmentIn making reply ns to tho legality ofthe appointment of the ten Justices oftho peace by the President in Decernbcr last the strongest argument putforth by the Comptroller Is the decisionin tho case of the State against Irwin 5Nov IllA prospective appointment to fill ananticipated vacancy In a public officemade by the person or body which asthen constituted Is empowered to fillthe vacancy when it arises Is In theof law prohibiting It a legalappointment and vests title to tho office In the appointeeThis decision It Is contended by somemembers of the bar is not applicable tothe point at Issue because there wereno anticipated vacancies It Is nreuedIf there was one anticipated vacancvthere were nlso ten anticipated vacancies If that were true the Presidenthad a perfect right and the power toname ten persons to fill the anticipatedvacanciesAt the time he made the ten appointments thero were fifteen Justicesof the peace and It Is claimed that hehas not the power to abolish the officesof five Justices simply by anticipatingthe appointment of only tenIt Is not contended by those whoquestion the legality of the appointmentof the Justices of the peace that thePresident has not tho power to makean appointment In anticipation of a vacancy In an office which has been created by law and Is filled by an appointment under the act establishing It Thathowever it is argued Is not the caseIn pointPresent ContentionIn tho present Instance it Is contended that the offices for which thePresident made the appointments erenew creations of the code and were notfilled and consequently there could beno vacancies to be provided for underthe law The law creating tho ten ofilces of Justices of the peace becameoperative on January 1 1602 and wasnot simply a re enactment of the old lawrelating to Justices of the peac withan amendment reducing the numberfrom fifteen to ten Tii act of January 1 last Is new In inauy ImportantfeaturesIt not only changes the number ofJustices but changes their powers increasing some and lessening others axesiniir salaries abolishes the office ofconstable and provides for the serviceot deputy United States marshals In theirstead and other changesUnder all tbiso circumstances It Iscontended by somo lawyers that thojTC3Ient ban no power before January1 Iasi to fill the ten offices created byine eoueWEEK MAY SETTLECOURSE OF STRIKEoStj JS JI iiiojj potiunuto hlra to say that all his acts havotended to carry conviction of his sincerity in this rebpectHut there I b u limit to his ability tocontrol those under him Thero arosubordinate leaders and agitators whoknow that there may be an unpleasantday of reckoning for thc m when the endcomes Some of these men are capableof resorting to desperate measures Itis irom me mtliat It Is feared tho trouble may comeThere will be at lenst two dangerser joims near Here tomorrow One isat Duryea where the Warlike washcrywhich iias oeen prevented by mobs fromworking for several days back is to beopened under a guard of dcnutles fur-Justices shall be reduced to six their D D0salaries shall be 2000 a year does noteven by Inference imply that tho salaryof the present incumbents ten shallnot nc Juw as Btated In the act providing for their appointment In factthe amendment makes no reference tothe present officers either by numberor by tho amount of salary they recelvoSo It appears that with the Justicesol the peace protesting against thooperations of the amendment In reducing their salaries and members of thebar questioning their right to holdoffice and to exercise the powers of iten thn ground of the unconstitutionalityof their appointment the whole matterwill be productive of an interestingIcjmI battleThe question put to the Comptroller Isplain and unequivocal Are there atpresent any Justices of the peaco legallyin oiuco in mo District and if so howmanyTo this ho replies While your communication uocs not question thoAnother Danger PointThe other is at Edwardsvlllc wherean attempt Is to bo made to open thowoodward colliery of the DelawareLackawanna and Western CompanyDuryea has been a storm center ofviolence from the start and It is fearedthat there may be serious trouble atDuryea tomorrow morning when thomen go to work At Scranton too therein more or less danger of disturbanceThe collieries that are open there thoOxford and Cayuga will resume worktomorrow morrlng There are rumorsthat other3 aro to be started It Ispromised that within a few days coalfrom the Scranton district will bo putupon tho Niw York mirketBass Dislocated Womans ShoulderSCRANTON Pa Aug 3 Mrs J WLee of this city one of a fishing partynt Inlcn Cnmn Wnvnn niinv dlolity of the appointment of the ten per- jcated her shoulder In landing a bie bassOF ffllMM DELTARemarlcable Rise in LevelThrough IrrigationCLOSE TO THE SURFACEAbundance Taken Advantage of by Inhabitants of Region Many WellsSunk Used for Domestic PurposesStock and Supplying CitiesOno of the Interesting developmentswhich of late years have been attractingconsiderable attention in connctluuwith Irrigation Is the change In the underground water level of irrltlod intrictsWithin tho last few- months the UnitedStates Geological Survey ln3 Issued Inits series of water supply and Irrigationpapers a report by J 1J Lippincott resident hydrographer of the Survuv lcrCalifornia en the water storage feasibilities on Kings Itlvvr which containsinteresting Information regarding theunderground water conditions fo ind Inthe irrigated portion of Hid Kings KlverValley near FresnoWater But Little Below SurfaceThe height of tho ground water ortho water table is the distance beneath the surface at which the soil isfound to bo saturated with moisture Intho Fresno district the striking facthas developed that while previous totho practice of irrigation there In 1S79the water tabic stood nt sixty feet below the surface at the present timeit is found at from ten to fifteen feetand In places even from four to six feetSo high has the water risen In certainsections that some of the cellars nearFresno were flooded and had to be abandoned and the ground water at presentstands so near the surface that rootsof alfalfa vines and trees readily peneirate to it and soils are kept continually moist Surface wetting has becomeunnecessary In many sectionsImmense Amount Used in IrrigationThis condition of saturation represents the use of an immense amount ofwater in irrigation The total quantityof water brought to the vicinity ofFresno as Indicated by the resort during tho seventeen years between 1871and 1S35 would at a very low- estimatehave covered the C000O acres to whotosurface water Is applied In irrigationto an average depth ot four and onehalf feet per annum or to a total depthof seventy five feetSome of this water has of coursebeen consumed In sustaining plant lifemore has been evaporated but the mostof it still permeates the subsoils of thsIrrigated region and of the adjoininglandsAbundance Taken Advantage OfTho abundance of underground waterhas been widely taken advantage of bytho Inhabitants of the region and overSCO wells have been sunk wboso individual capacity varies from a smalldischarge to over a million gallonsThese wells are used largely for domestic purposes and for stock but thvare also employed for Irrigation streetsprinkling and ilty supplyOne of the largest pumping plantsdraws water from a well 600 feet deepdriven In a city lot C0xl50 feet for thesupply of a city of 12000 InhabitantsALEXANDRIA ITEMSOF GENERAL INTERESTLight Infantry in Doubt OverWestmoreland TripNot Believed That They Will Be Ordered Out to Act as Guardfor HomerALEXANDRIA Va Aug 3 If theplans of the Westmoreland ccunty authorities are not changed John Homerthe eighteen car old negro who Is nowconlned In the Jail hero on tie chargeof attempting to criminally assault MissSusie Costenbader daughter of MrRobert Costenbader of Potomac MillsWestmoreland county will be taken toMontross tomorrow afternoon by steamer and the grand Jury at that place willinvestigate hi3 case and return an indictment on the same day So far ascan be learned hero tho death of MissCostenbader will not cause a postponemnThe members of the Alexandria LightInfantry since their return from OceanView havo been expecting to tc orderedto go to Westmoreland county as guardto the prisoner to prevent any attempttt mob violence Up to a late hour tonight however they havo not receivedany cuch ordersIf the reportB that reached here today bo true the Alexandria company-will not be called It Is reportc thatCompany L of tho Seventieth VirginiaVolunteers known as tho WashingtonGuards under command of Capt M nRowc have received orders from Adjutant General Nallo to be In readinessto escort Homer to WestmorelandThe local company will not be neededunder these conditions unless It Is deelded to send another company and thisis hardly probable Tho Fredericksburgcompany was detailed to accompanySheriff Sanday to Westmoreland lastMonday with the prisoner but thoIlan3 wero changed by tho postponement of tho preliminary hcariogA free-for-all light occurred shortlybefore 2 oclock this afternoon nt thonortheast corner of Pitt and GibbonStreets No ono was seriously InjuredA crowd toon gathered around tho participants In the meantime LieutenantSmith and Policemen Tlcer SherwoodArrlngton Housln and Reach arrivedon tho scono and took In custodyCharles Spcakes James Phillips GeorgePhillips Herbert Phillips George Craven and Harrio Baker the latterored They will have to face the chargeof disorderly conduct and fighting tomorrow morning Warrants have beenissued for several others The fight willbe investigated in the polico court Intho morningThe residents on Fnyetto Street alongtho tracks ot the Richmond Fredericksburg and Totomac Railroad are loud intheir complaint ot tho obnoxious smellthat arises from the cars cnrrylng garbage from Washington that pass overthat road every day fcr Cherry Hillabout fourteen miles below- here Thecars nre said to be airtight but notwithstanding this the smell arisingfrom them as they pass through the cityIs horrible The police have been directed to Investigate the caseThe four memorial windows to bfplaced In St Marys Catholic Churchhave arrived and will shortly bo placedIn position They nre fine specimensof v orkmanshlp One Is a St Patrickmemorial of the Alexandria division ofHibernians and the others are memorials of the late John T Hill Dennisuuttermoro and Mrs Thomas ScottRev Frank J Ilrooke pastor of theSecond Presbyterian Church will leavefor Lotindoun county tomorrow and willreturn In time to preach In his churchSunday August 10 He will then go tothe Valley of Virginia where ho willspend his vacation until about September 12Hcv Dr James I Vance formerlypastor of the Second PresbyterianChurch of this city but now pactor ofthe Dutch Reformed Church of Newark N J preached tonight in the Second Presbyterian Church During hisstay here he was the guest of Mrs C CSmootAfter the meeting of the PotomacDaptlst Association which will be heldat an early date Rev George L Huntpastor of the First Baptist Church whowill deliver his annual sermon at themeeting will leave for his annual vacation of about one month which he willspend on the New England sea coastMr George Ayers who keeps a locksmith shop on King Street has reportedto the police thet on August 2 twopistols were stolen from his lace ofbusiness One was a 32 caIllber SmithWesson nickel plated double action No82297 and the other was a 32 calllbcrSmith Wesson double action bluehammer No number Is given for thelast named pistol Tho police are Investigating tho theftMr Henry Phillips has reported to thepolice that between last Thursday andyesterday some one entered hlB stableon South Columbus Street betweenPrince and Duko Streets and stoletherefrom a pair of rubber boots and ahorso clipperEVOLUTION OF THEBrought Into Use More ThanFifty Years AgoINVENTION OF MR HOWEHard Work of Mechanic to Get Fundsto Perfect It Mr Singer Makes Iraprovement Work of All Kinds HowDone Better Than by HandIt was a little over fifty years agothat Ellas Howe jr patented his firstsewing machine which event marks theactual beginning of tho Industry in thoUnited St ites says Mr S N D Northchief statistician for manufactures ofthe Census Bureau In a recent editionof tho Census Bulletin on ManufacturesPrevious efforts for stitching clothond other materials had either resultedIn failure or met with but temporarysuccessAt this time the sewing machine wasstill In the experimental age continues Mr North and It -vas not untilievernl years latr that Its manufacture became on established IndustryAfter that Its growth was rapid andowing to the untiring energy and theability of the Inventors who appliedthemselves to the work of perfecting therewlng machine It has attained in nfew- years a very important place amongthe Industries of the country and hascomo to be regarded as almost a household necessityHowes InventionHowes Invention combined tho eye-pointed needle with the shuttle forforming the stitch and the Intermittentfeed for carrying the material forwardas each btltch was formed The devicefcr thus feeding the cloth consisted ofa thin ctrlp of metal provldid with arow of plnb on one edge upon whichthe material to be sewed was carried Ina vertical position The cloth was fedthe length of the plate and bad to berehiing as often as the plate had traversed Its full length on the machineThe curved oye polntcd needle usedwas carried on the end of a vibratinglever which also carried the upperthreadThe shuttle which passed the lowerContinued from First Vaseplum They are putting up a strongfight und aro bringing valuable Influenceto bear In his behalfMr Shoemakers StatementMr Louis P Shoemaker who Is beingfavorably considered for the Commlsslonershlp je sterdny mado the followingstatement concerning his candidacyMy name has recently been advancedby friends for tho lamentable vacancyon our Board of Commissioners I entertain n very high appreciation of thisevidence of regard and confidence on thepart of many of our peopleI have however told every friendwho bus approached me upon this subject that my situation was such as tocause mo to feel that I ought not to accept the position If I could obtain ItIt Is now reported In the papers thata delegation Is about to call upon thoPresident In my behalf This Is beI am deeply Interested In the generalCRUSADE PROBABLEAGAINST GAMBLERSthread between the needle and tho upper thread was driven In Its race between two strikers carried on the endof vlbrntlnc arms worked by cams ItIs not known that any of Howes machines were ever put upon thu marketIn his application for renewal of patentho only claims to have built three machines and ono of these was depositedas a model In tho United States PatentOfficeNot meeting with any success In securing capital In this country with whichto forward his plans Mr Howe wascompelled to dispose of his patent andwith the proceeds went to Englandwhere his rights to a patent had beensold to a corset manufacturer for aboutono thousand dollarsWcrked for Small SalaryMr Howe engaged to work for thismanufacturer at a small salary whileperfecting the machine and adapting Itto the manufacture of corsets FailingIn this he returned to the United StatesIn extreme poverty and upon his arrivalat Boston found that sewing machinesInfringing on his patents had been manufactured He succeeded In securlna half Interest that had been conveyedto his father before his departure forEngland and commenced suits In theBoston and Now York courts to enforcehis rights In the long and bitterly-contested legal controversy which ensued Mr Howe succeeded In establishing his claims after which manufacturers using his patents were compelledby tho Inventor to pay the exorbitantbounty of I2j for each machine manufacturedMr Singers InventionIn September 1S30 Isaac M Singer amechanic of New York who had become Interested In sewing machine experiments and was familiar with onof the machines then on the marketconstructed a machine from a design ofhis owj which was a great Improvement In many ways over previous midlines This was tho first machinewhich had the rigid overhanging arm toguide the vertical needle In combination with a shuttle and what was calleda wheel feedHow They ImprovedThe sewing machines manufacturedprior to the Singer and many of themlong after used the vibrating arm forImparting motion to the needle Thisresult was accomplished either by meansof the vibratory arm actuating a needlebar carrying a straight needle or bymeans of tho vibratory arm and curvedneedleIt Is obvious that sewing machinesconstructed on either of these principles could not be enlarged or decreasedIn slzo without destroying their effectiveness on the one hand the lengthening of the arm would naturally increaseboth the power required to operate Itand its liability to spring and thus affect the proper action of the needleon the other hand decreasing the sizeof the arm would necessarily increasethe curve of the needle and contract thespace for turning and handling the workSinger s arrangement of the rigid overhanging arm made It practicable to enlarge the machine to any desired extent and added great solidity andstrength to the machine thus making itavailable either for doing the heaviestkinds of work or for sewing the lightest fabrics The general style of theoriginal Singer machine has been universally copied and serves as a modelfor most of the machines now- manufacturedAdapted to Various UsagesThe work of adapting the sewing machine to the various kinds of stitchingrequired In the variety of manufacturing and mechanical Industries to whichIt has been applied was early taken upby Isaac M Singer Allen B Wilson andothers and has been successfully continued by later InventorsMachines for stitching with waxedthread have been perfected for use Inthe factory manufacture of boots andshoes ns well as In the manufacture otsaddlery and harness and various otherarticles of leather Heavy power machines are used In the manufacture ofawnings tents sails canvas belts andarticles of a like nature Specially constructed machines for stitching glovesand others for sewing the seam3 of carpets sewing the ends of filled bagsstitching brooms embroidering and doing various other work are produced bythe leading sewing machine manufacturers Machines for working buttonholesand sewing on buttons have been madovery effective In tbelr operation andproduce a quality of work equal to thehand product ot a greatly Increased rateof soeedBurglar Shoots WatchmanLEWISBURG Pa Aug 3 The residence In this place of J ThompsonBaker who with his family Is In Europe wa3 broken Into by burglars and anumber of trunks and bureaus ransacked Charles Miller watchman atthe East Lewlsburg planing mill ot theD M Nesbltt Company heard a burglar in the office about 1 oclock yesterday morning and approaching wasshot in the nrm The wound is not seriousDARK HORSE MAY LANDTHE COMMISSIONERSHIPwelfaro of Washington I fully realizethe serious and helpless situation Inwhich our peoplo are involved I feelthat it Is caused to a very great extentty an Ill advised Increase ot taxationand In violation of well establishedprinciples in fcrco elsewhereI regard tho present as a criticalperiod in the history of the Districtbecause of the burden of dealing withthe New and dealer Washington is upon us I have been therefore disposedand indeed I have tried in the past andI am willing to exert my efforts In thofuture as a citizen and taxpayer to seekthe accomplishment of the host resultsIn behalf of the entire District I amnot however entering nor do I everexpect to enter Into a personal contestfor public office There arc men morethan qualified to fill the vacant Commlsslcnershln nt this critical periodother than those mentioned EitherSamuel L Phillips or Gen John M Wilson retired would If they could be secured advance the District of Columblning done If at all without conference materially and adorn the office by theirwithmepersonality and capabilityLOUIS T SHOEMAKERj SAlexandria County GrandJury to Conduct InvestigationTHE JACKSON CITY FIREOutcome of Hearing Before Grand JuryMany Witnesses Admit ConnectionWith Alleged Games of Chance in Effort to Help AccusedAs a result of the burning ot the gambling resorts at Jackson City on thonight ot July It a crusado Is about tobe started by the Alexandria county authorities which will bring to Justice allthose engaged In the practice It hasbeen generally known that for year3faro roulette and like games havoflourished each night both at JacksonCity and Rosslyn while during the daypolicy has engrossed the attention ofthe lawbreakersStartling revelations were brought tolight at the hearing before Judge J MLove of John C Nelsons applicationfor ball at the county courthouse atFort Myer Heights on Monday and Tuesday of last week No denial was madeof the fact that the row of buildings destroyed were built solely for the purpose of gambling and every witness whowent on tho stand admitted cither being interested In the business or havingvisited the place for the purpose otplaying cards or betting on the gamesDuring the hearing attorneys for thadefense devoted themselves almost exclusively to showing the nature of thebusiness conducted in the buildingsburned This was not for the purposeof assisting In any proceedings whichmight be brought in the future againstFrank Foster and Charles E Sanderson who are complainants against Nelson and John TlgheNelson and Tighe InterestedThey showed also that both Nelson andTighe were interested in tho businessTheir aim was to show that not one ofthe buildings was used as a dwellinghouse as setting fire to a dwelling Ispunishable by death while ordinary arson is only a penitentiary offenseAt the meeting of the special grandJury on Friday last when ten true bllbjcharging arson wero found against Nelson and Tlghe the Jurors heard thasame testimony given in the early partof the week and the accused men weroalso afforded an opportunity to makestatements Ail of the witnesses statedthat gambling was conducted at Jackson City and they did not hesitate tomention the names of those backingthe amesConsulted Judge LorePrior to returning the indictmentsthe foreman of tha grand Jury had aconference with Judge Love and it wa3decided that some action should betaken to crush out the gambling gamesConsiderable evidence was securedagainst the former proprietors of theJackson City resorts and it Is understood that since that time officials ofthe county have been investigatingother places in the countyJudge Love Instead of dismissing thogrand Jury when the indictments weroreturned against Nelson and Tlghe continued the body until Tuesday at whichtime it is understood indictments willContinued on Efehth PageDIEDn0VX On Auirest 2 1002 EMORY RBttOUX at Iiu heme Calvin nun Fairfaxcounty Va in ht fiftieth yearFuneral at Brown Chapel at 11 oclockMonday Aurust -1 mlMefiRATll On Saturday Autrast 2 1H at1013 a ru at her residence 41 II StreetnorthwestIXEN McOlt VTII widow of P JJUGratli and lieloved daughter of I II andMarcaret hennellyFuneral wdl tale place on Tneiiy Aoirsst3 at S30 a n thence to St Aloysius Churchm3 2SPECIAL NOTICESto whom rr m vy concernT II Remhardt of Bernhardt Silk House Ttland Ere Mreets corthwest WaJilnzton D Cannounces to his friends and the general publicthat ttronch love anil affection and as an evidence of his appreciation of the efficient industry and the faithful devotion to biwines ofhi sons Oeonre v Bernhardt ami Tony LHefrJunit he lu siren each of soiw ashare In his busmen and that hereafter thebus nr will I conducted as T B Relnhardtii nii Ri3 2BROOKLAND rPlSCOPU LWX FETE willbe continrcd on MONDAY Tl KSDAY AXDHFDNKMm EVKMXGh AlOlsT 4 3 and ari2 rn3 2ATTENTION 1 IASTKREitS Special meetingot I ocal C on MONim 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